Distributed Version Control and Library Metadata

Distributed Version Control and Library Metadata

Distributed version control systems (DVCSs) are effective tools for managing source code and other artifacts produced by software projects with multiple contributors. This article describes DVCSs and compares them with traditional centralized version control systems, then describes extending the DV...

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Main Author: Galen M. Charlton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Code4Lib 2008-06-01
Series:Code4Lib Journal
Online Access:http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/86
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